Five dead as suicide bombs rock Baghdad Green Zone

Two suicide car bombs exploded at an entrance to Baghdad's heavily-fortified Green Zone Monday, killing at least five people and wounding 15 others, a security spokesman said.The attack occurred at around 8:30 am (0530 GMT) at an entrance to the Green Zone, where many foreign embassies and Iraqi government offices are based, as a queue of cars was waiting to enter.

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Two suicide car bombs exploded at an entrance to Baghdad's heavily-fortified Green Zone Monday, killing at least three people and wounding 10 others, an interior ministry official said.The attack occurred at around 8:30 am (0530 GMT) at the entrance to the Green Zone, where many foreign embassies and Iraqi government offices are based, said the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity.

Two suicide car bombings killed five people and wounded 15 on Monday at the entrance to Baghdad's heavily-fortified Green Zone, where an Arab League summit is to be held next month.Officials said the bombings occurred at around 8:30 am (0530 GMT) at the western gate of the Green Zone, which houses the offices of Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, the Iraqi parliament and the US and British embassies.A queue of cars was waiting to enter the Green Zone when the vehicles exploded, a security official said.

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